Panelists discuss how hesitancy in prescribing amyloid-targeting therapies stems from multiple factors including concerns about ARIA adverse effects, modest clinical efficacy data, high treatment costs and limited insurance coverage, logistical challenges of regular infusions and monitoring, infrastructure requirements for specialized imaging, uncertainty about long-term benefits, and the need for careful patient selection within appropriate disease stages.
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